Are foldable Flip phones better than the existing bars? Introduction
As you might know, Oppo is a major sponsor of arguably the most prestigious tennis.
Introduction
As you might know, Oppo is a major sponsor of arguably the most prestigious tennis tournament globally – Wimbledon. The company kindly invited me to spend a day around the sacred lawns and give their latest flagships another try.
We’ve already reviewed the Oppo Find X6 Pro and the Find N2 Flip I figured there’s little more useful information I could add about the two phones individually. Instead, I decided to dedicate my time to answering a different question that I’m getting with increased frequency from friends and family lately. Are those cool-looking foldable Flip phones better than the existing bars?
While the horizontal foldables cover a different price segment and cater to somewhat different use cases, the flips and flagship bars occupy a very similar segment, so there’s understandably an overlap in potential customers. And while I’m only basing this on the two Oppo phones, the conclusions apply to the two classes of phones in general.
I took the two phones and set out to find which one would make a better fit for different tasks. I’d carry them both around all the time and every couple of days I’d alternate which one would be my primary device to minimize bias.Design
The Find X6 Pro is a great-looking phone with its leather back and interesting camera module, and I doubt anybody would mind its looks. However, it still doesn’t come close to the appeal of the Find N2 Flip – and it’s not just my opinion either.
When taking the two out in public, the foldable draws the far more envious looks. The Find X6 Pro would get the occasional compliment, but people are so used to bar phones that they all feel the same. The Find N2 Flip, on the other hand, is an instant conversation starter and for all the right reasons, too.
And there’s something so satisfying about opening the phone to pick up a call and then slamming it shut after you are done. A point to the clamshell here.Battery life
The numbers in our test give a slight edge to the Find X6 Pro, and if you were to keep the N2 Flip unfolded all the time and use the two phones the same way that would likely carry over to real life. There is a catch, though – since the N2 Flip does have a somewhat usable external screen, you don’t need to open it and light up the main screen every time you receive a message and want to check it out.
You also can, or rather should, use the external screen when taking selfies as it lends you far superior quality of the main camera.
